1995 Summer Universiade

XVIII Summer Universiade
XVIII年夏季ユニバーシアード

Slogan : スポーツはかるく国境を越える (Sports slightly go across border)
Nations participating	162
Athletes participating	3,949
Events	12 sports
Opening ceremony	August 23
Closing ceremony	September 3
Officially opened by	Emperor Akihito
Main venue	Fukuoka Dome
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The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.

Emblem[]

The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch. In the flames one sees both the profile of a youth and an "F", the first letter of Fukuoka.

Mascot[]

The mascot character for the Fukuoka Games, "Kapapoo", is a motif of a unicorn, a mythical European creature. A horse-like animal with a single horn growing from its forehead, it is said to be invincible and unrivaled for its energy. The unicorn symbolizes courage, dignity, wisdom, nobility, justice and represents the sun and heroes.

Venues[]

• Fukuoka Dome — ceremonies, baseball
• Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium — athletics, football
• Marine Messe — volleyball, gymnastics
• — swimming, diving, water polo (final)
• — tennis, water polo
• Sun Marine Stadium — baseball
• Fukuoka Kokusai Center — judo, basketball
• Accion Fukuoka — volleyball

Sports[]

• Athletics (details)
• Baseball (details)
• Basketball (details)
• Diving (details)
• Fencing (details)
• Football (details)
• Gymnastics ()
• Judo (details)
• Swimming (details)
• Tennis (details)
• Volleyball (details)
• Water polo (details)

Participants[]

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	24	27	18	69
2	Japan (JPN)*	24	16	24	64
3	Russia (RUS)	15	12	23	50
4	China (CHN)	13	10	16	39
5	South Korea (KOR)	10	7	10	27
6	Hungary (HUN)	8	4	2	14
7	Germany (GER)	6	6	8	20
8	Bulgaria (BUL)	5	4	2	11
9	Ukraine (UKR)	4	5	6	15
10	Romania (ROM)	4	5	2	11
11	Cuba (CUB)	4	3	3	10
12	Italy (ITA)	3	7	11	21
13	South Africa (RSA)	3	1	0	4
14	France (FRA)	2	6	7	15
15	Brazil (BRA)	2	5	2	9
16	Belarus (BLR)	2	3	3	8
17	Mexico (MEX)	2	1	2	5
18	FR Yugoslavia (YUG)	2	1	0	3
19	Australia (AUS)	1	2	3	6
20	Netherlands (NED)	1	2	2	5
21	Kenya (KEN)	1	2	0	3
22	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	2	4
	Nigeria (NGR)	1	1	2	4
24	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	1	1	3
	Slovakia (SVK)	1	1	1	3
26	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	1	2
27	Croatia (CRO)	1	0	0	1
	Madagascar (MAD)	1	0	0	1
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	1	0	0	1
30	Great Britain (GBR)	0	3	7	10
31	Poland (POL)	0	3	4	7
32	Spain (ESP)	0	2	1	3
33	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	2	0	2
34	Canada (CAN)	0	1	2	3
35	Greece (GRE)	0	1	1	2
	Morocco (MAR)	0	1	1	2
37	Armenia (ARM)	0	1	0	1
	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
	Barbados (BAR)	0	1	0	1
40	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia (SLO)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (44 nations)		144	149	172	465

External links[]

• Official Website of the 18th Summer Universiade